Rafe Mair

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Baby, Ignore the Culture Scrooges | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Dec 23, 2018
• Mair on Media’s ‘Unholiest of Alliances’ With Energy Industry | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 13, 2017
• Trudeau Was Right to Call Out Racist Past | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Mar 22, 2015
• The Establishment Has 'Ridiculed' our Democracy | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Mar 8, 2015
• Exploiting Fear Is 'Wrong and Racist' | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Feb 22, 2015
• How Quickly Politics of Fear Could Transform Canada | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Feb 15, 2015
• Thanks Vancouver Sun, for the 'View from Alberta' | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Feb 1, 2015
• Mair Predicts: Greens Will Hold Balance of Power | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jan 18, 2015
• Canada Needs Proportional Representation Now | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jan 4, 2015
• Mair to Horgan: Your Pro-LNG Points Don't Wash | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Dec 21, 2014
• Mair to Horgan: You Really Blew It on LNG | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Dec 7, 2014
• What We Forgot on Remembrance Day | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 23, 2014
• Public Will Need to Seize Control of Energy | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 9, 2014
• A Better Way to Deal with Sexual Predators | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Oct 26, 2014
• Four Questions about LNG that Demand Answers | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Oct 12, 2014
• Dianne Watts, You Seemed So Smart | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 28, 2014
• Mulroney Knocks Harper? Oh This Is Rich! | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 14, 2014
• Why Bill Bennett Needs to Resign | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Aug 17, 2014
• On BC Day, a Fervent British Columbian's Gift to Canada | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Aug 3, 2014
• Stand up for BC! | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jul 20, 2014
• The Tyee – Tsilhqot'in Decision: Time to Grow up, CanadaOpinion · The Tyee · Jul 6, 2014
• The Tyee – Rafe Mair: Why I'm for Massive Civil DisobedienceOpinion · The Tyee · Jun 20, 2014
• The Tyee – Help Rafe Mair Lift His Gloom TodayOpinion · The Tyee · Jun 8, 2014
• The Tyee – Super Industrialized BCOpinion · The Tyee · May 25, 2014
• The Tyee – Dear John Horgan: Oppose the Libs' Jobs MythOpinion · The Tyee · May 11, 2014
• The Tyee – In Praise of NursesOpinion · The Tyee · Apr 27, 2014
• The Tyee – Quebec Vote Warms Heart of 'Canada's Most Dangerous Man'Opinion · The Tyee · Apr 13, 2014
• The Tyee – What We Should Do with the SenateOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 28, 2013
• The Tyee – More Arguments for a BC Pipeline ReferendumOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 13, 2013
• The Tyee – Give Us a Referendum on Northern GatewayOpinion · The Tyee · Oct 27, 2013
• The Tyee – News You Can Lose (If You're Not Careful)Opinion · The Tyee · Oct 13, 2013
• The Tyee – Why Minority Governments Are BetterOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 30, 2013
• The Tyee – A Quiz for Premier ClarkOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 15, 2013
• The Tyee – BC Hydro's Darkening FutureOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 1, 2013
• The Tyee – Who's More Bummed, BC's Enviros or New Dems?Opinion · The Tyee · Aug 4, 2013
• The Tyee – Why Won't BC Cover More Preventative Health Care?Opinion · The Tyee · Jul 21, 2013
• The Tyee – A BC Gravel Mine Sound OffOpinion · The Tyee · Jul 7, 2013
• The Tyee – Memo to Media: Watchdog the EnvironmentOpinion · The Tyee · Jun 23, 2013
• The Tyee – Surveying the Rubble after BC's ElectionOpinion · The Tyee · May 26, 2013
• The Tyee – Five Reasons to Turf Christy Clark's Liberal CrewOpinion · The Tyee · May 12, 2013
• The Tyee – Mair to Dix: Nice Guys Finish LastOpinion · The Tyee · May 2, 2013
• The Tyee – Dix Wise to Decline Debate Duel with ClarkOpinion · The Tyee · Apr 14, 2013
• The Tyee – 'In the Name of God, Go!'Opinion · The Tyee · Mar 31, 2013
• The Tyee – Finally Getting Serious about Fish Farm DangersOpinion · The Tyee · Mar 17, 2013
• The Tyee – Could Clark Quitting Revive Liberal Chances?Opinion · The Tyee · Mar 3, 2013
• The Tyee – Will Dix Get Gassed by Clark?Opinion · The Tyee · Feb 17, 2013
• The Tyee – Rafe Mair to Adrian Dix: 'Row like Hell'Opinion · The Tyee · Feb 3, 2013
• The Tyee – Betting on Natural Gas Brings Public ConcernsOpinion · The Tyee · Jan 20, 2013
• The Tyee – Rafe Mair: All I Want for ChristmasOpinion · The Tyee · Dec 23, 2012
• The Tyee – Baby, Ignore the Culture ScroogesOpinion · The Tyee · Dec 9, 2012
• The Tyee – Two Fixes for Our Broken DemocracyOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 11, 2012
• The Tyee – Canada's Prime Minister Wields Monstrous PowerOpinion · The Tyee · Oct 28, 2012
• The Tyee – Why John van Dongen Is a Political ZeroOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 30, 2012
• The Tyee – Province's Leaders Sold Us out in June 2010Opinion · The Tyee · Sep 17, 2012
• The Tyee – Martyn Brown's Tepid RemedyOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 2, 2012
• The Tyee – Memo to Enbridge: Special Effects Don't Erase RisksOpinion · The Tyee · Aug 19, 2012
• The Tyee – Premier Clark's Lousy ConditionsOpinion · The Tyee · Aug 5, 2012
• The Tyee – Thank You for Calling Me 'Alarmist'Opinion · The Tyee · Jul 22, 2012
• The Tyee – No Souls but Lots of CashOpinion · The Tyee · Jun 24, 2012
• The Tyee – What the Lucky Owe the RestOpinion · The Tyee · May 27, 2012